Currently reading
The Annihilation Score (A Laundry Files Novel)
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
Parasite Rex (with a New Epilogue): Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
Reflections
What Einstein Kept Under His Hat: Secrets of Science in the Kitchen
I like this series. Nice chunks (since it's based on newspaper columns), gentle humor, and great science.
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
I adore this book and have had it in paper for years. I picked up the audio on sale sometime last year (2 years ago?) and finally listened to it. Great narrator and it's just as good as I remembered. I think that's because I strongly resemble the author although my choice of genre/subject (with the exception of a shared obsession of Arctic/Antarctic exploration) is quite different. :)
Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal
Great overview of the people and politics involved. For me, it's only 3 stars because I wanted way more engineering and that was mostly glossed over.
The Mechanical Turk: The True Story of the Chess-Playing Machine That Fooled the World
Funny little piece of history that was absolutely fascinating. Tom Standage, as usual, writes wonderfully.
Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
Fascinating and absolutely terrifying. I cannot believe we made it through the Cold War without at least one city being bombed.
The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Absolutely fascinating. I recommend this to any of my friends on the geeky end as it has lots of juicy technical bits. That said, don't be scared off by that as one could skim those bits and still really enjoy the historical aspects.
My Life with the Chimpanzees
I love Jane Goodall but this particular book was light on science details and really aimed at a younger audience. But hey, it was a cheapie Kindle book and I did enjoy it.
I Shall Wear Midnight
Such a phenomenal wrap up to the Tiffany Aching story arc. I laugh out loud, I sniffle a bit, and get that heart overflowing feeling at the end that I only get for a really really really good book.
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why
According to my records here, I've listened to this 4 times since 2009. It's still awesome and I think everyone should read it. It's both fascinating and I think useful although I hope to never have to utilize any of the usefulness.
The Song of the Quarkbeast
I really like this series. Although it's billed as YA and it would be totally appropriate for that age range, I actually think that adults might enjoy it more due to the references tucked away in the narration (as is typical for Fforde).
The One-Eyed Man: A Fugue, with Winds and Accompaniment
Decent but not a new Modesitt favorite for me.
Chameleon
This would be a great SyFy channel movie. If you want a thriller along those lines, give this a read and don't be put off by the irrelevant and shitty cover.
Stories in Stone: Travels Through Urban Geology
I really liked this. It was a neat way to look at different types of rocks and I'll be looking at old buildings in a different way now (not that I'll be able to identify anything but it will be fun to pretend that I can).
Pennies for the Ferryman
Cool concept somewhat irritating protagonist. He's kind of repetitive in his summation of his ""crappy life"" and his approach to things. Not much inner progress. Probably won't get the rest of the series in audio, maybe the library.
